As the students kept talking josh walked over to a desk and sat down. This was most confusing to him. Why were the other students not in their seats, and why were they talking so much. The desk he sat at was as far back as he could be without sitting on the benches against the back wall under the shelf’s. Those benches looked like they were there to punish students so he was not even going to try sitting there.
Suddenly in the front of the room the symbols on the board started to fall off it and a cloud of smoke appeared as they touched the floor. A voice boomed from around the room. “if you would please have a seat we will have this class started in a moment. For those of you students here that know what this class is about and have passed beyond basic studies, you will began your warm up’s in your areas.” a small group of students walked to different points in the room and started doing things that stunned Josh. The two younger boys that had been sitting in the pillows now tossed one back and forth without touching it. “if my assistants would come to the front of the room, I will have your assignments in a moment.” The curtains around the room slowly closed as the teacher spoke. This was Professor Angelo’s usually routine with the new students. As the last curtain closed the smoke disappeared and Professor Angelo stood before them. His long curly hair pulled back in a ponytail.

Josh watched as the student seemed to float to the front of the room. To josh it was weird that he did not notice the other two students walk up to the front till the teacher spoke again.
“Now you all are here to open your mind and expanded your powers. For those of you who know what your powers are please pick up the book referring to your powers and start reading the first chapter.” Nodding to Tzalmon and the two others Angelo smiled, one of his fangs barely poking out over his lip. “it is good to see you again Tzalmon, William, Vern. I think this year I will be assigning you each to one of the new students that do not know their powers.” He looked back out over the class room. Students quickly pulled from the stacks the books that they felt fit them. Some of them after starting reading closed the book then started in on a new one.
Josh slowly leaned forward and rested his chin on his hands waiting for something he could do. This was nothing like he expected. Professor Angelo looked down his list of students then called out a name. the young boy, barely 10 called out that he was here. “William’s you take care of him.” After Williams walked over to the boy they went to a privet corner to talk. Josh bit his lower lip, this was not going to be good.

“Vern you’re to help mister Apperson over there. Though he is not new to this class we still can’t find his power, perhaps with your gift you will be able to aid him better.” Looking down his list Professor Angelo sighed. “as much as you would probably do better you mister Tosh I think I will put you, Tzalmon with mister Lynley.” Josh’s head popped up when he heard his name. Seeing that he was assigned to the hooded one he plopped his head back down. just great I get the teacher’s pet. And when he feel that he has done everything I it will be my marks that suffer for it not him.

Josh’s violet eyes widened as he noticed Tzalmon’s red ones. “I have no answer to your question. And it is rude not to introduce yourself.” He was not going to allow this prick to push him around. If it was to much for the boy to work with others then he should never have becomes a TA. Josh turned to look at Tzalmon fully in the face. Josh’s eyes said he was going to be stubborn and that he was not going to take anything flack from Tzalmon.

“It is still polite to introduce yourself.” Josh crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in his chair. “And what part of not having an answer to your question do you not understand. I have no inkling what so ever on what I can or can’t do.” What is this guy dense?

“Talents? Well if you want to count it as a talent I get kicked out of each school I am sent to after the year is out. Other then that I don’t really know.” The way this guy was acting was starting to get on josh’s nerves yes it was true he could be a bit nice, but compared to the way Lawrence acted when they first met this guy was ICEY and becoming the south pole as they spoke.

“don’t really have any, to many times repeating the same class or getting new classes that I don’t understand.” [how had he known that I thought he was icey? Is it just the way I am acting that told him or can he read minds?[/I] Josh carefully looked Tzalmon over.

Its rude to read other people’s minds the thought was scorching before a metal shield grew up around Josh’s mind. “I have never had a talent that I know of. Mom always complained about me not having one.” Josh growled. He did not like someone he did not know prying into his mind.

Josh was started by that comment. “what? What do you mean Telepathy?” pushing himself back a bit he realized the second half of Tzalmon’s comment. “um no!”

Looking at the candle then at Tzalmon josh shook his head. “how about not and say we did.” this guy is NUTS! What does he think I am, some go ram Herald? he pulled out one of the books from the stack without looking at it. Holding it up josh frowned. The title a crossed the cover in gold was ‘WOULD YOU ALL BE QUITE?’ and in smaller letters ‘the questions that plague mind readers.’ Looking back at Tzalmon he sneered. “funny, very funny.” Josh tossed it back down into the pile.

“No way!” Your crazy, there is no way! “how about you think of something else to test me on.” He did not really like the feeling he got from this guy. He seemed too pushy, very unlike Lawrence. Thinking of Lawrence josh wounded what he was doing now, was his class going well? What was he thinking of at that moment?

“no way, you’re not getting me to try that out. It would burn me if it did anything.” Josh had been told as a child that it was wrong to play with the candles, if he did that to much he would end up like his uncle who was covered in scars. Granted that uncle really was not a uncle just some picture josh’s mother had found to scare him. Pulling away from the CRAZY guy josh picked up another book, opening it up to a random page he poked it with his finger. ’ the ability to pick up an object and bring it to you, though not so rare a gift to have it is commonly not noticed by the testers because it is harder to control.’ That sounds interesting.

“Gah!!! STOP READING MY MIND!” a feeling of annoyance and being naked washed over Tzalmon and the few other students near them. Half the class turned to see who had been yelling. Josh blushed and tried to slink down father into his chair. Great now everyone is looking. Professor Angelo who had been standing nearby walked over.
“Perhaps it would be best if you first taught him how to shield his mind from the rest of the world?” though phrased as a question it was a direct order to Tzalmon. A few near by students snickered then quickly went back to their work when Professor Angelo looked at them. “I am glad that you have found at least one of his gifts Tzalmon.”